🇮🇹 Italian

cotoni

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masculine

i cotoni

cottons

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cotoni
/i koˈtoːni/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cotoni in Italian?

IPA
/i koˈtoːni/

How do you pronounce cotoni in Italian?

cotoni is pronounced /i koˈtoːni/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il cotone bianco è molto morbido e viene utilizzato per fare le magliette estive.

White cotton is very soft and is used to make summer t-shirts.

Ho comprato un nuovo cotone egiziano che è più resistente del cotone comune.

I bought a new Egyptian cotton that is more resistant than common cotton.

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Why is it masculine?

Cotoni is masculine because it derives from Latin "cotoneum," which was a second declension neuter noun. In Italian, many Latin neuter nouns shifted to masculine gender following regular sound changes and analogy with masculine -one endings that became productive in Romance languages.

What is the Italian word for cottons?

The Italian word for cottons is i cotoni — masculine.

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